Tonnage Sunk by the USS
Flasher SS 249
21 Vessels, 100,230 tons
A Map Locating
Flashers Sinkings
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#
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DATE
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VESSEL
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TYPE
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TONS
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LOCATION
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1
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Jan 18 1944
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Yoshida Maru
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Ex-Gunboat
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2,900
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23-50N - 151-28E
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2
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Feb 5 1944
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Taishin Maru
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Cargo
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1,723
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13-09N - 120-24E
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3
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Feb 14 1944
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Minryo Maru
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Cargo
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2,193
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13-44N - 120-40E
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4
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Feb 14 1944
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Hokuan Maru
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Cargo
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3,712
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13-40N - 120-27E
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5
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Apr 29 1944
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Tahure
|
River Gunboat
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644
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13-02N - 109-28E
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6
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Apr 29 1944
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Song Giang Maru
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Cargo
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1,065
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13-02N - 109-28E
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7
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May 9 1944
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Teisen Maru
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Cargo
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5,050
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12-54N - 114-07E
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8
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Jun 29 1944
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Nippo Maru
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Cargo
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6,079
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00-43N - 105-31E
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9
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July 7 1944
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Koto Maru
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Cargo
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9,557
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13-02N - 109-26E
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10
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July 19 1944
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Oi
|
Light Cruiser
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5,700
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12-45N - 114-20E
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11
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July 26 1944
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Otoriyama Maru
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Tanker
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5,280
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18-10N - 117-56E
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12
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Sep 18 1944
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Saigon Maru
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Ex-Light Cruiser
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5,350
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14-11N - 120-02E
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13
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Sep 27 1944
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Ural Maru
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Transport
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6,374
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15-40N - 117-I8E
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14
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Oct 4 1944
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Taibin Maru
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Cargo
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6,886
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15-26N - 119-49E
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15
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Dec 4 1944
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Kishinami
|
Destroyer
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2,100
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13-12N - 116-37E
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16
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Dec 4 1944
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Iwanami
|
Destroyer
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2,100
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13-12N - 116-37E
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17
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Dec 4 1944
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Hakko Maru
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Tanker
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10,022
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13-12N - 116-37K
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18
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Dec 22 1944
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Omurosan Maru
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Tanker
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9,204
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15-04N - 109-06K
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19
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Dec 22 1944
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Otowasan Maru
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Tanker
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9,204
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15-04N - 109-06E
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20
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Dec 22 1944
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Arita Maru
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Tanker
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10,238
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15-04N - 109-06E
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21
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Feb 25 1945
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Koho Maru
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Cargo
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850
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20-04N - 111-22E
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Vessels sunk under 500 Tons were not counted by JANAC in the tonnage
total. Neither were shared credit for sinkings. The Flasher shared credit
with the USS Crevalle SS 291 for the sinking of the Tosan Maru a
passenger-cargo vessel of 8,666 tons. Each vessel was awarded 4,333 tons.
This brings Flasher sinkings up to 104,565 tons.Flasher also had several
Sampans and seatrucks, at 75 tons each, and shared 25 ton credits for several
small luggers, all sunk by deck gun fire.
